HC Deb 08 July 1992 vol 211 cc224-5W
Mrs. Ewing

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what was the number and percentage of total applications which were refused for(a) community care grants, (b) budgeting loans and (c) crisis loans for each of the years of the social fund's operation; and if he will provide a breakdown by (i) region and (ii) local DSS office.

Mr. Scott

[holding answer 17 June 1992]: Information for 1988–89 and 1989–90 in respect of local offices is not available. Regional summaries for those years and for 1990–91 are in the tables.

The 1990–91 information for DSS local offices and 1991–92 information for Benefits Agency districts is in the tables.

Region Number of applications Number of refusals Percentage
1988–89
BUDGETING LOANS
Wales and South West 103,186 38,938 37
Scotland 182,328 62,785 34
Midlands 130,227 43,188 33
North East 188,241 69,419 36
North West 172,817 62,632 36
London South 69,447 22,233 32
London North 80,062 27,187 33
CRISIS LOANS
Wales and South West 62,450 4,705 8
Scotland 83,198 8,299 10
Midlands 69,485 6,967 10
North East 79,745 6,083 8
North West 79,519 5,077 6
London South 57,342 7,538 13
London North 64,621 5,981 9
COMMUNITY CARE GRANTS
Wales and South West 35,640 14,511 40
Scotland 54,959 26,978 49
Region Number of applications Number of refusals Percentage
Midlands 45,907 21,559 47
North East 35,640 26,010 46
North West 56,003 23,906 46
London South 29,176 12,770 44
London North 38,327 18,557 48
Region Number of applications Number of refusals Percentage
1989–90
BUDGETING LOANS
Wales and SW 122,268 51,581 42
Scotland 205,029 83,243 41
Midlands 165,181 63,119 38
North East 237,620 94,043 40
North West 194,822 80,518 41
London South 98,238 37,804 38
London North 109,290 44,491 41
CRISIS LOANS
Wales and SW 81,770 5,835 7
Scotland 106,320 8,969 8
Midlands 83,265 6,146 7
North East 103,977 6,950 7
North West 103,660 5,943 6
London South 81,446 6,333 8
London North 84,374 5,677 7
COMMUNITY CARE GRANTS
Wales and SW 57,858 29,294 51
Scotland 98,652 54,024 55
Midlands 77,354 41,351 53
North East 94,711 51,693 55
North West 88,102 47,798 54
London South 47,123 23,759 50
London North 60,484 32,409 54
Region Number of Applications Number of Refusals Percentage
BUDGETING LOANS
1990–91
Wales and SW 121,461 55,360 46
Scotland 207,146 83,855 40
Midlands 158,457 62,090 39
North East 210,160 88,980 42
North West 179,092 71,740 40
London South 99,660 41,609 42
London North 116,419 48,872 42
CRISIS LOANS
Wales and SW 78,315 8,328 11
Scotland 101,473 10,467 10
Midlands 72,608 6,317 9
North East 93,662 6,406 7
North West 93,832 6,372 7
London South 78,290 5,795 7
London North 77,750 6,155 8
COMMUNITY CARE GRANTS
Wales and SW 69,928 39,941 57
Scotland 122,831 78,093 64
Midlands 90,970 56,058 62
North East 111,314 68,196 61
North West 100,896 62,614 62
London South 58,947 34,843 59
London North 74,430 47,428 64